There hardly needs to be some grand investigation into why the most underrated running back in fantasy football, at least for standard point-per-reception formats, got that way. Duke Johnson Jr. plies his trade for a franchise that has won a grand total of one regular-season game the past two seasons, and four over his three seasons.

Some people simply assume the Cleveland Browns cannot produce a valuable, viable fantasy option when they are this awful. Well, Johnson is valuable and viable. A mere 10 running backs scored more in PPR formats last season, and it was not a fluke season.

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